Versailles Garden Festival

Campra's
Opera-Ballet "The Venetian Holiday" (1710) inspired the title of this
show, which fits well into the lasting fascination of Venice to Versailles. The serenity of Venice, Masterpieces of Vivaldi, and palace myths of Versailles come together for an exceptional event.

The
Venetian Festivities recreate the spectacle of great nautical
pyrotechnics on the Grand Canal in Versailles, with extravagantly
decorated gondolas, fireworks and fountains every Friday evening until
15th July. The evening show promises to recreate the magnificence of the
regattas organized by Louis XIV on the ornamental lakes of Versailles.
Christophe Berthonneau has composed a modern evocation of these highly
popular nautical entertainments, set to the music of the Vivaldi's “Four
Seasons” and surrounded by the spectacular gardens laid out by Le
Nôtre.